This Week in SABR: September 12, 2014

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John Bender

John Bender

Between the two of them, the baseball-playing Bender brothers…

Ed Hanyzewski

Few players in baseball history have jumped directly to the major…

Hack Spencer

Fred Spencer, penner of passionate prose. In the summer of 1910,…

July 10, 1986: Red Sox-Angels game sets ‘new standards of the bizarre’

The 1986 season began with low expectations for Red Sox fans…

September 16, 1922: Whitey Witt knocked out in Yankees-Browns melee

On September 15, 1922, the New York Yankees lost to the Chicago…

Saul Davis

“Saul was a great man and one of my best friends. He was a…

Gid Gardner

As a ballplayer who began his career as a pitcher, converted…

Bert Yeabsley

During the Deadball Era, it wasn’t all that unusual for a local…

Don Zimmer

You won’t find the definition of “baseball lifer” in the…

October 12, 1929: A’s stage historic World Series comeback with 10-run inning

The Chicago Cubs’ Hack Wilson jogged out to his position in…

August 9, 1981: Gary Carter’s two homers power NL to All-Star victory

For nearly two months in the summer of 1981, major-league stadiums…

This Week in SABR: September 5, 2014

Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Here's what we've been up to…

Hod Eller

There was no mention of the “shine ball” before 1917, but…

Richie Ferrell

Several years ago, I picked up a large package of records belonging…

Terry Kennedy

“As the son of former major league player, manager and [front-office…

Morrie Rath

Morrie Rath’s life could have been a Hollywood movie – the…

Nelson Chittum

Despite a short-lived major-league career that encompassed just…

Frank Fuller

Ignatz Baranowski and Frances Tazebski married and produced a…

Billy Harrell

On June 14, 1952, Billy Harrell signed a contract with the Cleveland…

Bob Rhoads

In the midst of the 1908 pennant race, Sporting Life declared…

October 10, 1926: Pete Alexander saves the day

The seventh game of the 1926 World Series between the St. Louis…

July 13, 1979: Nolan Ryan just misses 5th no-hitter on Friday the 13th

Before a nearly sold-out Anaheim Stadium crowd of 41,805, and…
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